Runway Review

It’s been a big week for Oscar de la Renta’s Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia. On Saturday, the duo had the honor of dressing Meghan Markle’s mother Doria Ragland for the royal wedding ceremony, and just days later they presented their Resort ‘19 collection at the grand Academy Mansion—a collection that coincidentally was inspired by another aspect of the historic nuptials: the china patterns. After diving into a Wedgwood book by Rizzoli, Kim and Garcia set out on translating the English pottery brand’s heritage into a range of printed and soft, pastel-colored pieces that would feel right at home any number of wedding festivities—royal or not.

The show opened with a series of lovely ivory and pastel stretch wool dresses that were minimal and cut with an architectural flare before progressing into more casual daywear— think flouncy blouses paired with full embroidered skirts, breezy kaftans, chunky aran sweaters and slouchy suits. Elsewhere, the duo showed a range polished mid-length dresses and gowns printed with delicate floral embroideries, polka dots and china patterns—none of which felt either fussy or dated. In fact, one could easily see Meghan Markle marking an appearance in a look or two in the coming months.